Maybe they realized the cost of insuring the place wouldn’t be worth it.
This story is bogus.
The developers of so-called “Park51” are denying any change of plans.
They have announced they’re planning to build it, and calling the Haaretz story bogus.
Christopher Logan just posted this:
“Park51 Official: Reports by Haaretz are completely false. We are committed to plans of building Park 51 to serve the community of Lower Manhattan.
via Twitter”